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Stanley SUWARSKY
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Source : Jaap Vermeer | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 36197985 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 WISCONSIN | ||||||
| ETAT | Coloma Berrien County MICHIGAN | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Stanley & Josephine SUWARSKY (Polish origin) | ||||||
| RANK | Private | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pathfinders  | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Clerk |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 5 may 1942 Kalamazoo MICHIGAN | ||||||
| COMPANY BATTALION | HQ company - 3rd Battalion | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sainte Marie du Mont | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Stanley was the second child of 8 siblings. Affected on the plane Number 6 Stanley is killed in the vicinity of Ste Marie du Mont. He is mortally wounded before even touching Norman soil. He is one of the first American D Day veterans. The sad title of the first American casualties is fought with Pfc Harold E SELLERS of the 501st PIR Landing Drop Zone C His stick had to be parachuted at 00:25. | |||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Dday-overlord.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Clive TIRLEMONT |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |